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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7216446 | Dynamic multiple compartment air inflatable display The invention is directed to an inflatable display that has a plurality of inflatable compartments. A first inflatable compartment is continuously inflated by a first fan element and at least a second inflatable compartment is periodically inflated by a second fan e... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7088766 | Dynamic measurement of communication channel characteristics using direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) systems, methods and program products A DSSS system determines transmission reliability of a communication channel in real time. A DSSS transmitter (f0=1/T) generates a Pseudo Noise (PN) code and modulates a carrier source [cos. (2Σγc)] with a selected chip rate. The transmitter ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7072299 | Credit-based receiver using selected transmit rates and storage thresholds for preventing under flow and over flow-methods, apparatus and program products A receiver may be adapted to prevent overflow or underflow of its data storage by generating a transmit rate value as a feedback to the sender. Speed adjustments are performed periodically with a fixed time period denoted by Dt. Transmission rates are explicitly 0, ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6876147 | Color display A color display improves the contrast of a shown image without decreasing an open area ratio. A color electroluminescent display of the present invention has electroluminescent elements provided on a black insulation layer. A predetermined space exists between each ... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6773534 | Sample processing apparatus and method This invention prevents defects generated when a bonded substrate stack having a separation layer is separated. A bonded substrate stack (101) having a porous layer (101b) is separated in two steps of the first and second processes. In the first... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6772254 | Multi-master computer system with overlapped read and write operations and scalable address pipelining A multi-master computer system having overlapped read and write signal with scalable address pipelining programmable increases the depth of address pipelining independently on two overlapped read and write data busses up to “N” deep requests. The system includes... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6727982 | Illumination system with plural light sources, and exposure apparatus having the same Disclosed is an illumination system which includes a first optical system for combining plural light fluxes from plural light sources and for projecting the plural light fluxes to a surface to be illuminated, a second optical system for separating a portion of one o... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6714550 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WHICH CAN BE CONNECTED TO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION APPARATUS WHICH CAN BE CONNECTED TO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Signals are evenly distributed and transmitted using a plurality of channels. Multicast and broadcast communications are efficiently made. Signals from each sub transmission paths are distributed onto a plurality of channels to send them via these channels. Furtherm... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6690652 | Adaptive power control in wideband CDMA cellular systems (WCDMA) and methods of operation A WCDMA system includes a Base Station (BS) transmitter, or forward transmitter and a pilot channel that transmits control signals between the BS and a Mobile Station (MS) to reconfigure their transmitter/receiver. Reconfiguration is performed according t... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6690418 | Image sensing apparatus image signal controller and method Two image signals from a non-interlace scanning type CCD at predetermined horizontal and vertical sampling frequencies are respectively inputted to automatic gain controllers, then to a color separator where the input signals are separated into luminance ... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6683652 | Interchangeable lens video camera system having improved focusing An interchangeable lens video camera system which can stably focus on a main target object under any conditions of the object or the environment. The camera system includes a lens assembly detachably attached to a camera for photoelectrically converting i... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6666560 | Reflection type demagnification optical system, exposure apparatus, and device fabricating method A reflection type magnification projection optical system includes five light-reflecting mirrors arranged from an object side to an image side in a sequence of a concave mirror (M1), a convex mirror (M2), a concave mirror (M3), a convex mirror (M4), and a... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6651333 | Aluminum based collared header plate for a heat exchanger, especially for a motor vehicle An aluminum based header plate, for a tubular heat exchanger for a motor vehicle, has an external coating on its outer face. An end portion of each heat exchanger tube is received in a corresponding through hole in the header plate. The tube end portions ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644812 | Display apparatus and projection type display apparatus The present invention provides a display apparatus which can prevent the unevenness of the quantity of light in case of display giving priority to color reproducibility and can also correct the unevenness of the up rate to the brightness in display attach... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6636361 | Zoom lens and image display apparatus using the same It is an object of this invention to provide a zoom lens capable of projecting an original projection image displayed by a liquid crystal display element onto a screen surface with high optical performance, and an image projection apparatus using the zoom... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6608622 | Multi-viewpoint image processing method and apparatus An image processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention has the following steps: the multi-viewpoint image input step for inputting images obtained from a plurality of viewpoint positions arranged on different straight lines, the de... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6570879 | Communications system and method of controlling same In order to make it possible for communications quality required for communication to be selected optimally in conformity with the states of a plurality of networks, which network is to be used for communication is selected based upon a plurality of commu... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6539086 | System and method for completing two calls using analog interface to telephone network The system and method of the present invention completes at least two calls originating from terminal equipment located at a premises and connected by a point-of-attachment having a single phone number to a public switched telephone network where a dial t... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6507840 | Histogram-based approximation of set-valued query-answers A method for generating an approximate answer in response to a query to a database in which an SQL query Q for operating on a relation R in a database is received. Relation R has an associated histogram H. The SQL query Q is translated to be a query Q' fo... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6501946 | Multiple uniquely distinguishable wireless handsets using a single mobile identification number A system, method, and computer program product that permits multiple uniquely identifiable handsets to use the same mobile identification number (MIN). The apparatus includes a wireless phone including an electronic serial number (ESN) and an extended MIN... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6449623 | Method and apparatus for detecting and recovering from data corruption of a database via read logging A method of detecting and recovering from data corruption of a database is characterized by the step of logging information about reads of a database in memory to detect errors in data of the database, wherein said errors in data of said database arise fr... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6434726 | System and method of transmission using coplanar bond wires During device design, wire bonds are typically considered lumped electrical parasitic elements. To minimize their effect, designs attempt to reduced their length. In the invention, wire bonds are considered as transmission lines and their spacing and conf... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6421714 | Efficient mobility management scheme for a wireless internet access system A wireless data network that provides communications with a Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) server is disclosed. A home network includes a home mobile switching center and a wireless end system, the home mobile switching center including a home registration... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6393482 | Inter-working function selection system in a network An inter-working function selection system in a coupled data network is disclosed. The coupled data network includes a foreign network and a home network. The foreign network includes a foreign mobile switching center with a serving registration server. T... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6373852 | Coupling multiple low data rate lines to effect high data rate communication Apparatus for linking multiple baseband telephone lines to provide broadband communication. The apparatus includes a broadband port, a plurality of baseband ports, and a controller. The broadband port provides connection to a broadband device or broadband... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6316493 | Substituted 1,2,4-trioxanes as antimalarial agents and a process of producing the substituted 1,2,4-trioxanes The present invention relates to novel substituted 1,2,4-trioxanes that are useful as anti-malarial agents, and have a general formula 1, ##STR1## wherein R1 and R2 are selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen, a C1-11 | 11/13/2001 |
| 6201880 | Method and apparatus for electronically imaging a tooth through transillumination by light A method and apparatus for imaging teeth includes illuminating a surface of a tooth and electronically imaging the tooth from a non-illuminated surface of the tooth with an electronic camera. Automatic control of the intensity of illumination is preferabl... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6186958 | Breath test analyzer A breath test analyzer, which analyzes exhaled breaths of a patient for isotope labeled products generated in the patient's body after ingestion by the patient of an isotope labeled substance, where the presence of these isotope labeled products provide a... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6184401 | Alpha-fluoro alkynoic acids with anticonvulsant activity Alpha-fluorinated alkynoic acids and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds are provided, which are useful for the treatment and prevention of seizures such as are associated with epilepsy. The compounds of the invention exhibit reduced si... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6139273 | Radial flow fan A radial flow fan wheel has a longitudinal axis and consists of an annular member and a plurality of first and second blade members. The first and second blade members depend from the annular member substantially parallel to the axis of the first blade me... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6140946 | Asynchronous serialization/deserialization system and method A parallel to serial conversion circuit is disclosed. The circuit is used for converting parallel bits representing a plurality of words into serial bits. The circuit consists of storing means which comprises a plurality of word locations for temporarily ... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6128720 | Distributed processing array with component processors performing customized interpretation of instructions A multi-processor array organization is dynamically configured by the inclusion of a configuration topology field in instructions broadcast to the processors in the array. Each of the processors in the array is capable of performing a customized data sele... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125927 | Heat exchanger with improved supply for heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning installations, notably for motor vehicles A heat exchanger comprises a bank of tubes mounted between first and second longitudinal headers, the first header being provided with a longitudinal opening, first and second manifolds, and first and second tubes, parallel to the first header, connected ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6108037 | Image pickup apparatus in which the white balance controller contains a circuit to calculate the color temperature from the color signals In controlling the gain of plural color signals, for the purpose controlling the white balance of a video signal released from an image pickup device and including the abovementioned plural color signals, there is provided a calculation circuit for calcul... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6107050 | Diagnostic test for alzheimers disease The present invention provides methods for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using human cells. Specifically, one method detects differences between potassium channels in cells from Alzheimer's patient and normal donors, and differences in intracellula... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6101943 | Cylinder cleaning device and cleaning method There is disclosed a device for cleaning the cylinder of a printing press with a cleaning fabric. The device comprises a pad including a surface opposed to the cylinder. The cleaning fabric is directed between the surface of the pad and the cylinder, the ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6089749 | Byte synchronization system and method using an error correcting code A byte synchronization detection system and method in which a vector subtractor circuit determines an error vector between a current read data pattern and a synchronization bit pattern, and an offset adder circuit determines a Hamming Distance of the next... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6080582 | Cell tests for Alzheimer's disease The present invention provides methods for the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease using human cells. Specifically, one method detects differences between potassium channels in cells from Alzheimer's patient and normal donors, and differences in intracellula... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6078685 | Image reading apparatus for reading a color image by irradiating light onto an object and photoelectrically converting light from the object This invention has as its object to provide an image reading apparatus which can prevent color mixing even when a linear image sensor in which charge transfer units are arranged to sandwich light-receiving units of different colors therebetween is used. I... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6068391 | Headlight with a twin filament lamp for producing a chopped beam and an unchopped beam A motor vehicle headlamp has a lamp with two filaments, one of which has a masking screen so as to form a chopped or dipped beam, while the other filament is unmasked so as to produce an unchopped beam. The headlight also includes a reflector and a smooth... | 05/30/2000 |
